diff --git a/LavalinkServer/docker/Dockerfile b/LavalinkServer/docker/Dockerfile
index 916af5e14..43a0af872 100644
--- a/LavalinkServer/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/LavalinkServer/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ USER lavalink
 
 COPY LavalinkServer/build/libs/Lavalink.jar Lavalink.jar
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-Djdk.tls.client.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2", "-jar", "Lavalink.jar"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-Djdk.tls.client.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2", "-Xmx4G", "-jar", "Lavalink.jar"]
diff --git a/LavalinkServer/docker/alpine.Dockerfile b/LavalinkServer/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
index 3409b4c49..e24daeed2 100644
--- a/LavalinkServer/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
+++ b/LavalinkServer/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ USER lavalink
 
 COPY LavalinkServer/build/libs/Lavalink-musl.jar Lavalink.jar
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-Djdk.tls.client.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2", "-jar", "Lavalink.jar"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-Djdk.tls.client.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2", "-Xmx4G", "-jar", "Lavalink.jar"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62ffcc647..1d581d859 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Group=<usr>
 WorkingDirectory=</home/usr/lavalink>
 
 # The command to start Lavalink
-ExecStart=java -Xmx1G -jar </home/usr/lavalink>/Lavalink.jar
+ExecStart=java -Xmx4G -jar </home/usr/lavalink>/Lavalink.jar
 
 # Restart the service if it crashes
 Restart=on-failure
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ services:
         container_name: lavalink
         restart: unless-stopped
         environment:
-            - _JAVA_OPTIONS=-Xmx1G # set Java options here
+            - _JAVA_OPTIONS=-Xmx6G # set Java options here
             - SERVER_PORT=2333 # set lavalink server port
             - LAVALINK_SERVER_PASSWORD=youshallnotpass # set password for lavalink
         volumes: